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American History Unit 10
unit 10
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12th Grade
04/13/2013

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Yalta Conference (Feb. 1945)
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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin had a conference to reconcile the Wilsonian principles with the U.S.-Soviet power.
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Baruch Plan (1946)
Definition
all weapons-related development and production be placed under control of the U.N. atomic agency and a strict system of inspections and punishments (failed).
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George Kennan
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student of diplomacy, expert on Soviet affairs, Stalin's actions in Europe were a reflection of his despotic regime.Wrote a Long Telegram on how the West should repond (1946).
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Containment
Definition
defined America's evolving strategic stance against the Soviets
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Truman Doctrine (Mar. 1947)
Definition
Truman asserted an American responsibility to help countries with threats of Communism
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Marshall Plan (June 1947)
Definition
a proposal for a massive influsion of American capital to help get the European economy back on its feet
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NATO (April 1949)
Definition
A peacetime military alliance of 12 nations-all fighting for each other, created the Republic of Germany
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National Security Act (1947)
Definition
created the National Security Council, Department of Defense, and Central Intelligence Agency
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NSC-68 (April 1950)
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the report of bombs and the stup up making more atomic bombs and a hydrogen bomb
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